It’s autumn, which means it’s time for CARNIVAL! But the rainy season comes early, and high winds and torrential rain lash down across Animal Boulevard. Can Anna save the day?
Series: Hotel Flamingo
When young Anna inherits a dilapidated once-grand hotel, she’s determined to restore it to its former glory, but this is no ordinary hotel – all of her staff and guests are animals! As she soon finds out though, running an animal hotel is no easy task.
Ages: 6-9 years Size: 5 x 7 1/4 Pages: 192 Series: Hotel Flamingo Author: Alex Milway Price: $5.99 (Paperback) or $14.99 (Library)
Hooray! It’s class picture day in this quirky, fun-filled picture book. Which class picture is your favorite? Click!
Ages: 4 years and up Size: 8 7/8 x 8 7/8 Pages: 32 Series: Kane Miller Picture Books Author: Noé Carlain, Ill. by Hervé Le Goff Price: $12.99 (Hardback)
When a sloth’s book becomes a snoozefest, a hero with style and pizzazz has to take the lead. Lento is SO excited you are reading HIS book. He has a BIG story to tell you. First, though, he needs a little nap, but if you snooze, you lose. Enter Fox, stage right, to steal the show. A ridiculously fun character-driven picture book about a bewildered sloth and a sly old fox who keeps stealing the limelight.
Ages: 3-6 years Size: 9 x 11 Pages: 32 Series: Kane Miller Picture Books Author: Ben Sanders Price: $14.99 (Hardback)
From firefighter to aid worker, from police officer to mountain rescue worker, mommies and daddies do all kinds of jobs in all kinds of places, but there’s one thing every child knows for sure – they’re heroes!
Ages: 3-7 years Size: 10 x 10 Pages: 32 Series: Family Heroes Author: Harriet Evans, Ill. by Fontini Tikkou Price: $12.99 (Hardback)
Leonard doesn’t like bedtime, especially when there’s a five-nosed, seven-tailed, eleven-handed, scaly-waily monster hiding in the corner of his bedroom. It seems like Leonard (and his parents) will never sleep again… until he discovers a mysterious book called How to Frighten Monsters.
Ages: 3 years and up Size: 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 Pages: 32 Series: Kane Miller Picture Books Author: Josh Pyke, Ill. by Chris Nixon Price: $12.99 (Hardback)
There are five different fastenings to practice, together with step-by-step illustrated instructions, in this fabulous book designed to teach children how to tie their shoelaces, button their clothes, and more.
Ages: 3-6 years Size: 8 3/4 x 8 3/4 Pages: 5 spreads Series: Kane Miller Board Books Author: Patricia Hegarty, Ill. by Hilli Kushnir Price: $18.99 (Board)